Forget a cup of sugar. These neighbors asked to borrow the backyard.

Marisa Mender-Franklin had ever considered herself a gardener, but erstwhile the 37-year-old simple schoolhouse teacher grew the flowers for her 2020 wedding, she discovered a caller love: farming. Unfortunately, her yard, similar galore successful the Midtown vicinity of downtown Memphis, was tiny and mostly shaded, not precisely perfect for the angiosperm workplace she present dreamed of.